Educational Aims, Their Determination and Selection as Perceived by Allama Dr Sir Muhammad Iqbal

Abstract

Allama Dr Sir Muhammad Iqbal, usually called the Poet of East, a poet philosopher of 19^th century  subcontinent had a unique concept of education that carries the vital significance being the contribution of both modern and ancient thoughts. Iqbal’s well balanced thoughts are based upon the strong roots of Islamic teachings on one side and being progressive and  coping with the modern scientific age on the other side. This paper highlights the significance as well relevance of Iqbal’s educational philosophy particularly educational aims in today’s world. Iqbal’s educational aims are not fixed, static and immutable but which should be flexible and subject to continual reconstruction. In a universe of change and evolution aims and objectives, Iqbal suggests, should be tentative and must shift with the rest of scenery of changing individuals and their environments. Since Iqbal preaches the life of ideals and proposes untiring effort to realize them, the study of Iqbal’s concept of educational aims can act as a beacon light for educators and a rich source of guidance in the classroom.

Keywords: Workforce sizing, Job-shop production, Holonic model